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* Marriage arrangements are negotiated between the families of the prospective bride and groom.

*Sons & daughters are ranked with the wives

* A significant part of a young girl's or a young man's childhood training is geared toward their future roles in the family and as useful and responsible citizens.

*Igbo families generally live in compounds that contain one family.

*The head of each compound is generally the eldest male, and they are responsible for all family members.

* Most Igbo lived in villages made up of dispersed compounds. A compound was typically a cluster of huts belonging to individual household units.

*They practiced polygamy, and it had a big influence on their family

* Co-wives had their own rooms, kitchens, and storerooms.

*In the family, being the oldest child brings great responsibility, as well as important social positions in the family.

*Wives are ranked according to order in which they married the husband and they are responsible for giving birth to many sons

*No matter how many titles a father holds, his family never gains special importance

*The wives of the common husband were ranked in the order in which they were married.

*The children of the wives were also ranked according to their mother’s rank, as well as their seniority in age.

*A woman belongs to her husband and his extended family after marriage

*As wives aged, they spent more time outside the household ( farming, craft making)

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This is an image of an Igbo family- this value of family is significant to the Igbo.Within this family, the male would be the leader of the family, and everyone must pay respect to him. The children pay respect to whoever is older than them, male or female.